This article has been re-published from January 2020 Last year I was invited to an interview in the incredible city of Zabrze, Poland for a popular local television program. When the interview came out, I was in the middle of … Read More
Check out the story behind our First Climbing School in Iraq!This is the first in a series of videos that will tell the story behind our initiatives. Navigate to the project page to see all our updates, and please help … Read More
Iraq is experiencing a renaissance in outdoor culture. For the first time in over a century, a peace has made it possible to safely explore the country’s natural treasures. However, because Iraq is an economic island, closed on its borders … Read More
This is part 2 from the article Iraqi Mountaineers Discover Cave! | Part I Due to seemingly everlasting conflict in the Iraq region, outdoor recreation and exploration practically disappeared over the past century. However, over the past two decades in … Read More
An exciting first happened yesterday in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; we held our first Online Climbing Video Class at the First Climbing School in Iraq, the Hawraz Climbing School. The class was taught by … Read More
Iraq, Kurdistan. Before 2014 only around 100 people climbed per year, now in 2019 the mountains see more than 2,000 people per month. This explosion of interest attracts an entire population that has never explored the outdoors before. Iraq does … Read More
This is the first part of the story behind #ShaxawaniIraq means #ClimbingIraq, the story behind The First Climbing School in Iraq. In this video, we take the time to hear from the women climbers in Iraq, who are discovering a … Read More
On September 7, 2019 Kurdish climber Hawraz Raza fell from a rock wall in a tragic accident. Several hours later he was pronounced dead at the Sulaymaniyah Hospital in Iraq surrounded by friends and climbing partners. News of … Read More
I am honored to share this interview with me conducted by the president of Hilleberg the Tentmaker, Petra Hilleberg! In the interview we discuss why I picked the Akto as the perfect all season, all environment tent that I use … Read More
Late last year I was called to Las Vegas to help with a friend’s amazing and ambitious project. However, I’m not the type of guy to stick around a place where you can’t see the stars at night. For all … Read More